First off, I am not sure what these are actually called. I am looking for either a waterproof “bag” so I can swim while at the beach solo and not worry about my phone and money. Alternatively, I have heard that some people lock up their phones and money in a “safe” that attaches to a beach chair. In the past, I have stayed close enough to the beach to leave my phone in the room or just kept an eye while swimming. As I am not always near my room, I would like to find something that could be used at a beach. What have you used?
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I bought a dry bag for kayaking that came with a waterproof pouch that has three closures/seal and folds.
Similar to this on Amazon. https://a.co/d/0difjyDH or this one https://a.co/d/00yFwkAq
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OP
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Hi, thanks for your response. I am always concerned that those will leak if fully submerged. I have one similar to that (although the one in your link has more seals).
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SF Bay Area
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I think I was in water quick with it and it kept dry. I dove couple of times.
Maybe order one and test at home in bathtub.
I found the item I got but back in 2018! Maybe others better by now. The sleeve for phone was awful but belt pouch was good.
https://a.co/d/057BEw1g Good luck!
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OP
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Thank you. Appreciate you taking the time to post the links.
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SF Bay Area
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I must add that I was paranoid first time I used it so I had my phone, passport and a credit card in a ziploc, then placed it inside the waterproof pouch. I went from a boat to a canoe and into a cave and then swam. If I recall, I had it crossbody and it sort of wanted to float. I wasn't jumping waves but on a calm small lagoon.
Hopefully someone else can give you more ideas to consider.